BOSWR/1

Corpus Refs:Okasha/1993:4
Thomas/1994:1206
Site:BOSWR
Discovery:first mentioned, 1960 Henderson, M.
History:Okasha/1993, 73: `The stone was first seen by M. Henderson in its present position [built into a barn wall] around 1960, but nothing is known of it before that. It seems to have been used at some time as a gatepost since the remains of two hooks are visible on the inscribed face'.

Okasha also states that her reason for dating the discovery to 1960 is that Mary Henderson in 1985 stated she had found it `about 25 years ago'.

Geology:Thomas/1994, 282: `granite'.
Dimensions:1.85 x 0.52 x 0.14 (Okasha/1993)
Setting:in struct
Location:other
Okasha/1993, 73: `The stone is now set upright into the wall of a barn on Bosworgey Farm, St. Columb Major.'
Form:plain
Okasha/1993, 73: `The stone is a complete pillar-stone'

Thomas/1994, 282: `a very large granite upright'.

Condition:complete , some
Thomas/1994, 282: `slight damage resulting from a former existence as a gate-post'.
Folklore:none
Crosses:none
Decorations:

Only one face is really visible --- carving may be extant on other faces.

References

Inscriptions

BOSWR/1/1

Readings

Okasha, E. (1986):[.]O[..]{I}[.][N^H]{I} | [.R]IV[G^S]DOCI
Expansion:
[.]O[..]I[.]NI [.]RIVGDOCI
Translation:
[The stone] of [--] [and] of [R]iugdocus (PN).
Okasha/1993 73--75 reading only
Thomas, C. (1992):DOVITH{I}{I}{C} | FILIVS DOCIDC{I}
Expansion:
DOVITHI IC FILIVS DOCIDCI
Thomas/1994 282 reading only

Notes

Orientation:vertical down
Position:n/a ; broad ; undecorated ; undecorated
Okasha/1993, 73: `reading downwards facing left'.
Incision:inc
Date:500 - 799 (Okasha/1993)

400 - 699 (Thomas/1994)
Language:Latin (rcaps)
Ling. Notes:none
Palaeography:Okasha/1993, 73: `predominantly capital script'.

Thomas/1994, 282, refers to a reversed C in line 1, while the I's are all horizontal.

Legibility:some
Okasha/1993, 73, states that the text is `somewhat deteriorated' but Thomas/1994, 282, states `So far it seems to have defeated interpreters. It is none the less legible...'.
Lines:2
Carving errors:0
Doubtful:no

Names

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